Cigar-box.



No. 814,784. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

' J. R. HINKSON.

GIGAR BOX.

APPLIOLTION FILED MAB..23, 1905.

ATTORNEYS l *WW I ing drawings, which form part of this specii- `UNI-TED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. v

Patented March 13, 1906.

Application filed March 23, 1905. Serial No. 251,655.

To all whom t may concern/.-v A v Be it known that I, JAMES R. HINKsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of NewYork, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Cigar-Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description` This invention relates to a cigar-box; and the object of the invention is to produce a cigar-box the contents of which may be readily exhibited without exposing the cigars, the special purpose being to prevent unnecessary handling or drying out of the tobacco. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanycation, in which drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in ,both the views, and in whichl Figure 1 is a perspective showing the cigarbox o en, a certain part being broken away, j

as wil appear more fully hereinafter; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the box, taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Fi 1. Referring more particularly to tiche parts, l

represents the body of the box, which is of the ommon form, provided at its rear upper edge. with a cover 2,' making the usual hinge connection. and adapted to be opened, as indicated. Within .the body l the cigars 3 are arranged in rows or layers in the usual manner, and after having been placed in the box a sheet4 of transparent material-isinglassis placed over the cigars. The sheet 4 is held in position at its forward edge lby a'paper strip 5, which is pasted to the edge of the isin'- glass, as indicated. lAt its rear edge 5 the transparent sheet 4 is attached to an extension 6 of the label 7, which label is attached,

as usual, to the inner face of the cover 2. Be-

yond its'point of attachment to the isinglass sheet the label 7 is extended so as to form a Hap 8, which folds down around the interior of the box. A revenue-stamp 9 is attached to the box .and to the forward edge of the transparent sheet 4 and lies under the cover when the-latter is closed. With this arrangement the contents of the box may be inspected without breaking the revenue-stamp; but when it is desired to remove the cigars the isinglass should be detached at its forward edge, breaking the revenue-stamp, as will be readily understood.

The cigar-box described evidently accomplishes the purpose of the invention in a simle manner, and while the extensiont of the ,abel affords means for attaching the isinglass sheet it also operates in the usual manner so as to present a flap lying over and shielding the contents of the box.

lHaving thus described l,the invention, Iv

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A cigar-box having a body and a covering making a hinged connection at the upper rear edge thereof, a label attached to said cover and having an extension, an isinglass sheet dis osed at the upper portionA of said body an constituting a covering for the contents thereof, said sheet being attached to said extension at itsrear edge, and a strip attaching said sheet to Said body at its forward edge.

In testimony whereof I have signed my` name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

i JAMES R. HINKSON.

Witnesses:

F. D. AMMEN, JN0. M. RITTER. 

